TN: '70 -'90 Bordeaux at Triomphe

That's a farkin shame, Dale. IIRC, in an early tasting of many wines from '83, this wine was a candidate for WOTV.

Hey!! I actually own all three of these. That's such a rare experience for me when reading your, Bill's, John's and Jim's Bdx notes that I just had to strut a bit ;-)

Hope you get well soon, Mark

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Agreed on the Zind-Humbrecht, wish had the means to get some more ...

Cheers

Nils Gustaf

I've had better bottles of the '86 Lynch, I think this one was slightly off. Good bottles of either Lynch probably need time. I'm not sure that the '89 P-B needs much in the way of time, based on this bottle. cheers!

I do not grade using your system, but if I did I likely would rate the

70 Mouton about as you do. It is no 82, to say nothing of 45, but still it is quite good. I have several bottles that have been stored correctly since release. This wine was slower to mature than many other 70s. With correct storage, I expect it to last many more years. I really have not noticed stink, but I find the wine just a bit heavy and lacking a bit of complexity compared with the best Mouton. Of course at 35+ years, storage is all important. In tasting of wine of this age, you never know if tasting impressions are due to differences in individual's taste or due to bottle variation.

This was one of the wines served at my son's wedding dinner just two years ago, courtesy of his father-in-law (described by Michael Broadbent as "...modest owner of a fine cellar"). Unfortunately, the occasion was so overwhelming that one could not do a thoughtful assessment of the wine. Nevertheless, I recall it drank very well.

--brian

Mark, Couple of members of this group who had more experience with the '89 Baron (my only previous try I can recall was corked) felt this was an off bottle, that it should be young. So no hurry.